Safety packing stick



Sept. 22, 1931. v WENDT 1,824,314

SAFETY PACKING STICK Filed. Feb. 19. 1930 Patented Sept. 22 1931 PATENT OFFICE ADOLF WENDT, F HOHENSELCHOW, GERMANY SAFETY rAcxiNG STICK Application filed February 19, 1930, Serial No. 429,762, and in Germany March 1, 1929.

The simple packing sticks, used for tying cattle in stable, for fastening halter chains on shafts of carts and for other purposes, present the inconvenience that they detach automatically so that the cattle are liberated and can cause trouble, or when the packing stick by means of which a halter-chain is attached to the shaft of acart detaches accidentally, it may happen that the cart runs in another direction than intended, specially when the road is steep, so that the cart gets out of the drivers control and accidents occur. I

This invention relates to a safety packing-stick which can never become accidental- -ly detached. With this object in view two chain links are movably arranged spaceda certain distance apart in the packing stick proper. These two chain links engage with a chain loop having in its upper portion two inwardly directed extensions which leave between their inner edges only so much space that only one chain link but never both chain links simultaneously can pass through this gap I An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example in the accomp'anying drawings in which Fig. 1 shows the safety packing stick 1n front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation packing stick.

The safety packing stick consists of a'stick proper a of any suitable form and of two chain links Z) loosely held in holes arranged in the stick at a. suitable distance apart. These chain links 6 engage with a chain loop 0 which has on the inner sidein its top portion two extensions (1. The gap betweenthe my corners of the extensions d is only wide enough for one chain link Z2 at a time to pass through the same into the lower portion of the chain loop 0.

I claim: I

1. A safety packing stick, comprising in combination with the stick proper having two holes near its lower edge a suitable distance apart, two chain links loosely engaging one with each of said holes, and a chain loop 9 engaging with both chain links.

of the safety through which only one chain link can pass at a time.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ADQLF WEN DT. 

